Phyllo recipes :

Beef or Pork Galette?

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Thank you to all of you who?ve written to me over the past few days, either at the blog, facebook or by private e-mail, to express your sympathy and kind thoughts. I am really grateful to have such good friends which I met through the[...]

Tiganopsomo (fried bread)

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Tiganopsomo, which means fried bread is very easy to make.   All you need is any kind of yeast bread dough, which is fried in olive oil.  Some times it is filled with cheese, such as feta or any other hard Greek cheese but when it is not[...]

We celebrated Christmas today!!

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Hope you all had lovely Holidays.  I cannot say the same, as we had to spend a whole day in hospital on Wednesday, after my son had a stomach virus and then on Christmas day my husband caught it as well but thank God it only lasted for a few[...]

Agginaropita (Greek Artichoke Pie)

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This month’s Tried & Tested is featuring Kevin of Closet Cooking . This event was an original idea by Zlamushka of Spicy Kitchen . Each month a blogger is featured and we have to choose one of his/her recipes and recreate it and[...]

Twelve Days of Desserts: Day Twelve

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Yesterday I officially "completed" my 3rd cookbook, The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook , which goes to print on January 8 for a March 2010 release. Here's a preview recipe. This dessert will become a favorite of diabetics and everyone else in[...]

Tyropita me Maratho and Watermelon Salad

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Now that it’s summer and very hot, it’s hard to stay at home, so I have been away during the weekend and we came back last evening.  I’ve had too many other things to do, so I haven’t had time to visit friends but hope[...]

Kotopita me prassa (chicken and leek pie)

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Kotopita is one of many types of pita , or Greek savory pies.    After making the pork and beef galettes using leeks, I wanted to try leeks with chicken as well. I based this pie on the Chicken Pie I used to make in the past,[...]

Phyllo Dough

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INGREDIENTS: 1 pound of all purpose flour Half a cup of warm water 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Corn starch Teaspoon of salt 1. In a large bowl pour flour through a fine sieve. Add the teaspoon of salt. Then add slowly water till make a[...]

Gluten Free Phyllo Dough

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INGREDIENTS 2 large eggs 1 cup whole milk (soy milk will work but not quite as well) 3½ cups GF all purpose flour mix (approx.) DIRECTIONS Whisk milk and eggs together and place in you mixer bowl. Using the dough hooks, gradually add[...]

Apple crumble recipe with phyllo pastry

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Apple crumble in phyllo pastry – individual sized recipe This apple crumble looks really fancy but is actually really easy to make… Preparation: 20-25 minutes Cooking time: 15-20 minutes Serves: 8 people What you’ll need:[...]